The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Quality will be split into two separate departments, a decision that will take effect Sunday, March 13, following the first executive order signed by Governor Rick Snyder Tuesday, January More...

After compiling data for a semester, early indications are that the Les Cheneaux Community Schools board decision to close campus during the lunch period has made only a minimal impact on the district’s lunch receipts. More...

The first Fish Fry Dinner fundraiser of the year will be Friday, January 21, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Pancake Chef Restaurant in Mackinaw City. All proceeds will go to the annual Memorial Day Parade. More...

American Red Cross blood drives will be held on the following schedule: Wednesday, January 19, from noon to 5:45 p.m. at Faith Lutheran Church in Sault Ste. Marie; Tuesday, January 25, from noon to 5:45 p.m. More...

Judd Price was sentenced to six months probation, fines and costs of $1,350, 180 days of jail (suspended), and ordered to follow the recom- mendations of an alcohol assessment, not use any intoxicants, and submit to random testing when he appeared Mo More...

A contingent of 150 Native Americans who comprised Company K of the 1st Michigan Sharpshooters during the Civil fought in major battles and included Odawa Indians from Emmet County, where their descendants live today. More...

Volunteers are needed for a new program offered to Mackinac County residents by Hospice of the EUP. The Bridging Program assists those who are chronically ill, homebound, or elderly, but not terminally ill. More...

The Moran Township Board of Trustees and Mackinac County Equalization Director Jim Fenlon discussed the problems that occurred with the township assessments at the township board meeting Wednesday, January 5. More...

The fourth annual Audie’s Scholarship Ball at Audie’s Restaurant in Mackinaw City raised more than $3,117 for the Audie’s Scholarship Fund that gives scholarships to collegebound students from Mackinaw City Public Schools. More...

A court date to hear the Michigan Department of Transportation’s case claiming that Mike Litzner’s position as a Mackinac County commissioner creates a conflict of interest with his position as chief financial officer for the Mackinac Bri More...

A nonprofit health care preservation group will not purchase Cheboygan Memorial Hospital after all, the hospital announced Tuesday, January 11, but it will offer specialty surgical services there, as planned, and the hospital will keep its doors open More...

The 10 tower lights installed in the vicinity of the US-2 and I-75 interchange in St. Ignace are gradually failing and will not be replaced. Eighty high-powered bulbs were used to light the roadway in that area. More...

Work on the Sand Dunes Cross Country Ski Trail west of St. Ignace along US-2 has been completed and the trail system is open to the public, the Hiawatha National Forest announced Friday, January 7. More...

Engadine United Methodist Church will host a free community meal Wednesday, January 26, from 4 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. There will be free snowmobile rides and free dogsled rides at the meal, weather permitting. More...

A business and entrepreneurship networking meeting will be hosted by CEDAR (Cultivating Entrepreneurial Development At our Roots) Wednesday, January 19, at Ang-Gio’s Restaurant in Cedarville from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The meeting is open to all. More...

A Cedarville High School quiz bowl team of Janaan Myers, Sam Eberts, Gabe Miller, and Bekah Miller triumphed 130-120 in triple overtime in first round play over Ashley High School at CMU’s Quiz Central. More...

The Mackinac County Republican Party reported a strong attendance when it met for its County Convention Monday, January 10, at the county courthouse in St. Ignace, noting that citizens came from all parts of the county to participate. More...

Matt Yoder of Mackinaw City shows off his catch, including his prizewinning walleye at 4.47 pounds, 24 and 3/4 inches, from the Paradise Lake Fishing Contest hosted by Friends of Paradise Lake Saturd More...